Mac HFS+ Disk Support Guide Version 7.3 Copyright © 2007 Digidesign, a division of Avid Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. This guide may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the express written consent of Digidesign. Avid, Digidesign, Pro Tools, and Pro Tools|HD are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. in the US and other countries. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. Product features, specifications, system requirements, and availability are subject to change without notice. PN 9329-55982-00 REV A 01/07 contents Chapter 1. Introduction . 1 System Requirements . 1 Installing the Mac HFS+ Disk Support Option . 2 Removing the Mac HFS+ Disk Support Option . 2 Media Compatibility. 3 Session Compatibility . 4 Chapter 2. Using Mac HFS+ Disk Support. 5 Viewing Mac Drive and File Properties. 5 Viewing Multisession and Dual-Format Discs . 7 Setting the File Naming Mode . 8 Partitioning Mac Drives . 8 Initializing Mac Drives . 9 Copying Mac Disks . 10 Mac HFS+ Disk Support Warnings. 11 Contents iii iv Mac HFS+ Disk Support Guide chapter 1 Introduction The Mac HFS+ Disk Support option lets you in- terchange sessions between Mac-based and System Requirements Windows-based Pro Tools systems using local A Digidesign-qualified Pro Tools|HD® system HFS+ (Mac OS Extended) formatted hard drives. or Pro Tools LE™ system running Pro Tools 7.3 or higher on a Windows computer With the Mac HFS+ Disk Support option in- stalled on a Windows computer, you can mount A qualified hard drive formatted on a Mac an HFS+ drive on a Windows-based Pro Tools computer as HFS+ (Mac OS X Extended) system, and record and play back Pro Tools ses- sions directly on that drive as if it were natively- If you use the Format Mac Disk command formatted (for example, NTFS or FAT32) for that is installed as part of the Mac HFS+ Windows. Disk Support option to initialize or partition a Mac-formatted drive, it will not be offi- When using the Mac HFS+ Disk Support cially supported as a Playback/Record drive option for recording and playback on a by Digidesign. Though Pro Tools may be Windows-based system, the session file and able to play back and record to such a drive, all associated files (such as audio and MIDI only HFS+ disks formatted on a Mac using files) must be stored on Mac-formatted Apple Disk Utility are supported for play- drives. Recording and playback of a session back and recording. from a mixture of Windows- and Mac-for- matted drives is not supported. While the Mac HFS+ Disk Support option will allow your system to read/write HFS (Mac Standard format) disks, HFS drives are not supported for either record/playback or transfer. For complete system requirements, visit the Digidesign website (www.digidesign.com). Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Installing the Mac HFS+ Disk Removing the Mac HFS+ Disk Support Option Support Option The Mac HFS+ Disk Support option is available If you need to remove the Mac HFS+ Disk Sup- as part of the Pro Tools HD or LE installation port option from your computer, you can use procedure. If you did not install it with the Add or Remove Programs command. Pro Tools, you can run the Pro Tools installer again. To remove the Mac HFS+ Disk Support Option from your computer: To install the Mac HFS+ Disk Support option: 1 Choose Start > Control Panel. 1 Insert the Pro Tools installer disc in your 2 Launch Add or Remove Programs. CD/DVD drive. Locate and open the Pro Tools Installer folder, and double-click the Setup icon. 3 From the Currently Installed Programs list, se- lect Digidesign HFS+ Disk Support. 2 Click Next to begin installation. 4 Click Remove. 3 In the Installer Wizard, select Modify, and click Next. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions to remove the option. 4 Select the Mac HFS+ Disk Support option for installation, and click Next. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed with the installation. 6 When Installation is complete, click Finish. The HFS+ Disk Support option only works on a computer that has a valid installation of the Pro Tools application. If you remove the Pro Tools application from your system, the HFS+ Disk Support option will also be removed. 2 Mac HFS+ Disk Support Guide If you are using SCSI or Fibre Channel drives, Media Compatibility you can watch for notification from the SCSI or Fibre Channel adapter during the boot process The Mac HFS+ Disk Support option enables detailing detected drives. If a newly-attached Windows and other software running under SCSI drive is not detected, check for ID conflicts Windows to access nearly any type of Mac disk. and proper termination. Regardless of the drive Windows, however, must be able to communi- type, if it is not detected, look for faulty cables, cate with the drive to allow Mac HFS+ Disk Sup- check both drive and adapter configuration, and port to function. try PC-formatted disks in order to confirm If you are currently able to use your removable whether the drive is working. media drive with normal PC-formatted disks, The Mac HFS+ Disk Support option works with you can be confident that Windows is success- the following: fully communicating with the drive, and that Mac HFS+ Disk Support will be able to recognize Zip, CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, DVD±RW/±R, Jaz, Mac disks when they are inserted. iPod, hard drives, SyQuest, MO, ORB and nearly any other disk device that works with Windows If the disk device is new to your Windows sys- can be accessed. tem (as would be the case, for example, when High-density (1.44MB) Mac floppies can be plugging an external drive from a Mac OS sys- accessed on any Windows system with a 3∫" tem into your Windows PC FireWire adapter for floppy drive. the first time), it is likely that it will be recog- nized by Windows and work properly without Low-density (400KB and 800KB) Mac floppies requiring the installation of driver software cannot be accessed due to physical differences from the drive or adapter manufacturer, but this between the floppy drives in Mac OS systems is not guaranteed. and Windows PCs. When attaching a removable media drive, if While it is possible to use the Mac HFS+ Windows presents no drive letter for the remov- Support option with drives mounted as part able drive, the hardware may not be properly in- of a Storage Area Network (SAN), Digide- stalled, or driver software may be necessary. sign has not qualified this configuration. When attaching a Mac external hard drive, Win- dows will not present a drive letter unless both Mac RAID disk volumes are not supported the drive and the Mac HFS+ Disk Support option by the Mac HFS+ Disk Support option. are properly installed. Chapter 1: Introduction 3 Session Compatibility The Mac HFS+ Disk Support option enables Windows to recognize Pro Tools sessions cre- ated on Mac-based Pro Tools 7 (.ptf) and Pro Tools 5.x - 6.x (.pts) systems. Mac-based Pro Tools 5.x - 6.x sessions that refer- ence audio files in Sound Designer II (SD II) for- mat are not supported on Windows. If your Mac-based Pro Tools session includes any audio files in SD II format, you will need re- turn to the Mac-based Pro Tools system and re- save the session so that its audio files are Win- dows-compatible, then open it on your Win- dows system. To save a Mac-based Pro Tools 5.x-6.x session with SD II files to be WIndows compatible: 1 Open the session on the Mac-based Pro Tools system. 2 Choose File > Save Session Copy In. 3 In the Save Session Copy dialog, select Enforce Mac/PC Compatibility. 4 Choose the audio file type, sample rate, and bit depth for the session. 5 Choose a destination and enter a name for the new session. 6 Click Save. You can then open the session on a Windows- based Pro Tools system. 4 Mac HFS+ Disk Support Guide chapter 2 Using Mac HFS+ Disk Support 2 In the Properties window, click the HFS+ Disk Viewing Mac Drive and File Support tab. Properties When you view properties for a Mac-formatted drive or a file or folder on a Mac-formatted drive, you can view the Mac-specific properties of that drive, file or folder from its shortcut menu. You can also display the Mac properties of files in the Windows Explorer Details view. To view the properties of a Mac drive, file or folder: 1 Right-click the element whose properties you Mac drive Properties window want to view, and choose Properties from the shortcut menu. Viewing the Properties of a Mac drive Mac file Properties window 3 Click OK to close the Properties window. Chapter 2: Using Mac HFS+ Disk Support 5 The following information is displayed for the To view the properties of a Mac file in Windows element, where applicable: Explorer: 1 In Windows Explorer, choose View > Choose Mac name Displays the file’s true Mac name as it Details. exists on disk. This may be different from the name reported by Windows due to the fact that certain Mac filenames automatically have Win- dows file extensions added to them, and the ne- cessity of changing some Macintosh file names slightly to conform to Windows file-naming rules. Data size Displays the size of the file's data fork, where cross-platform data is usually stored.